Usually means: Waits patiently for the right time.
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General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. bides: Merriam-Webster
  2. bides: Collins English Dictionary
  3. bides: Vocabulary.com
  4. Bides, bides: Wordnik
  5. bides: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. bides: Wiktionary
  7. bides: Dictionary.com
  8. bides: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. bides: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. bides: Legal dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Bide)

verb:  (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To bear; to endure; to tolerate.
verb:  (transitive, archaic) To face with resistance; to encounter; to withstand.
verb:  (intransitive, archaic or dialectal) To dwell or reside in a location; to abide.
verb:  (intransitive, archaic or dialectal) To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain.
verb:  (transitive, archaic) To wait for; to await.
noun:  A surname.
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